Metallic railway-tie.



A. C. WILDY.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

v APPLICATION FILED APR.13.\1915. 1,160.229. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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ALEXANDER C. WILDY, OF NEW ATHENS, ILL LNOIS.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 316, i915.

Application filed April 13, 1915. Serial No. 21,[ )68.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER G. WILDY a citizen of the United States,'residing at New Athens, in the county of St. Clair and State oflllinois, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railways, and more particularly to an improved railway tie therefor.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a railway tie which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and-one which is strong and durable and easily,

placed in position.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a railway tie preferably formed of metal and having improved means thereon for fastening the rails in position.

A further object of my invention is to provide impro ed means associated with the tie for assisting in retaining the same in po-.

sition, said tie being preferably hollow and having sound deadening means therein.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a railway tie preferably hollow throughout its length and having improved endcaps therefor, said end caps being formed to receive theballast of the roadbed so as to assist in preventing dislodgment of the tie.

'lVith the above and other objects in view my invention resides preferably in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which a v Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a railway tie embodying .the improvements 0'1- invention, only two of the retaining piat'es for the rail being shown in retaining position. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the same.-

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of my improved railway tieshowing the same in position on a roadbed. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view .takenon the line 44 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the retaining plates. Fig. 6 is a detail per- Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one of the fastening bolts. Fig. 8 isan end elevation of the same.

Similar reference characters indicate simishort of the length of the tie'as shownto adlar parts throughout the various views ofthe drawings. i Referring more particularly to the drawings in which the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, I provide a railway tie having a body formed of substantially rectangular configuration, said body being preferably of cast metal and having a top wall 1, bottom wall 2, and side walls- 3 and l. The top and bottom walls 1 and 2 extend beyond the side walls 3 and 4 as shown to advantage in Figs. 3 and 4 to provide longitudinally extending top flanges 5 and 6, said top wall being likewise extended as at .7 to provide a laterally extending end flange for a purpose which will hereinafter be set forth. The bottom wall 2 is extended similarly to the top wall 1 to provide side and end flanges, these flanges being respectively designated 8, 9 and 10. Uponreference to Fig. 4:..it will be noted that the points at which the flanges 8 and 9 join the end walls 3 and 4, respectively, are squared,- that is, a recess is provided between the top and bottom flanges 5 and 8, 6 and 9, respectively, said recesses being squared at their bases so as to more readily receive and retain the v between the top and bottom walls 1 and 2 of the .tieand serving to divide the same into two chambers in which the sound deadening material hereinbefore referred t'o.isdeposited and packed. Said web '12 terminates vantage in Fig. 2 and the end cap 13 having a lateral flange 14:forn1ing a closure sub.- stantially- U-shaped in cross section is receivable within the-open end of the tie,said

cap being forced thereinto until the inner face of the wall 13 abuts the end of the web 1211s shown'at 15. This serves to retain the .sound deadening material in position, the

ballast'used on the roadbed serving to retain the end cap in position in a manner which will. become apparent/hereinafter, 1

It is to be understood thatln actual practice any suitable fastening means, such as fl ljitll 20 of the usual form. Said plates 16 eare seeurable on the tie bymeans of clampbolts 21, suitable apertures 22 being wprovided in the top flangesboand 6 of the tie, through which said bolts 21 are adapted to pass. Theplates 16 arev provided with elongated apertures 23' adapted for registration with the apertures '22 in the flanges 5 and 6, the bolts'21 being provided with enlarger'nents '21 adjacent ;the upper end 5 thereof which are complem'ental in size to the openings 23' whereby to prevent lateral movement of the tion.

building a railway employing my im- 25' jproved railway tie a plurality of the latter" may be disposed= in the usual"manner, and the ballast deposited therebetween. Thepeculiar formation: of theend and bottom flanges 8,;9 and 1;0"will serve not only to prevent sinking'of 'ithe tie in soft earth but will serve-,Ito' receive the ballast -for 'tamping, the ballast also being receivable in the end caps off-leach tie whereby to prevent lateral,

as w'ella'silongitudinal movement of the tie relative 'tothedirection of travel and also to retain' -the end caps in position. The rails may ;now be secured in position and the clamping plates 16, of which there are preferably 4jto each rail oneach tie, may be bolted into their relative positions in engagement with the base of a rail and tightened to prevent lateral and longitudinal movement of the rail. It will be understood that I may-employ rivets or. similar fastening means for the plates 16, but the present showing is preferable. I

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it

is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, use, and

advantages of my improved railway tie Copies of this patent may be obtained for plates and undue lost mo-- of a rail thereto, astrengthening web withvention as possessing a peculiar form and construction, it is desired that it be understood that I may make such changes in the details thereof thatdo not depart from the v spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a v

1. A railway tie, including a hollow rec tangular body having an anchoring flange ,on its base, thetop-wall of said body being extended to provide. longitudinally extending flangea means thereon for securement in said rectangular body,.and end caps therefor abutting against said web v d f the "P p se set forth. I

' Within the hollow rectangular body, rail securing means associated therewith, closures for said body, said anchoring means and closures being adapted to receive ballast to facilitate retention of the tie imposition,

3;;A railway tie, including a hollow rec-.

tending strengthening partition terminating short of the ends of said body, ballast receiving and rail-supporting flanges formed on the bottom and top marginal edges of .said'bo'dy, and hollow end caps receivable tangul'ar body having a longitudinally eX- in said body abutting the endsof said partiti'on adapted to receive ballast, whereby to retain said caps in position.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TI-IEO. E. KIRCHER, L. H. TURNER, Jr,

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

